This is one of those games that I keep trying to return to and want to like because the concept is really cool and farming sim style games are one of my niche pleasures. This game has absolutely atrocious controls that cannot be edited for some reason. Started on kbm, started noticing some random drunk swerving while planting and realized the side scroller aspect limits me to only 8 directions on kbm. Figured it was probably because I wasn't using a controller. Movement problems persisted, at least i had full twin stick control for combat. Jokes on me, combat is still rough. You'll constantly be facing the wrong direction after grabbing enemies and the counter system is "press you movement in the direction of the attack". That only seems to work around 60% of the time, no matter how consistent you are with your parry. That being said, the farming is fun aside from drunk walking while planting leading to poor planting patterns. The weather RNG plus the massive amount of micro managing...

Way more fun than it may seem to be.

This is a 6.5/10 The initial concept is OK but the progression is kinda messy. The game makes a big mistake of trying to build more story and content on top of what it is allready struggling to do at the time you hit mid game. Art style is very good. The farming aspects are very shallow but well done.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, developed by Edelweiss and published on Steam in 2020, is a rare and captivating blend of genres that merges fast-paced side-scrolling action with meticulous rice farming simulation. At first glance, the premise may seem unusual — playing as a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a remote island to fend off demons and grow rice — but this odd combination quickly proves to be the game’s greatest strength. It balances two seemingly unrelated gameplay loops into a cohesive and surprisingly emotional journey, enriched with a charming story, gorgeous visuals, and a deep reverence for both Japanese mythology and agricultural tradition. The narrative begins with Sakuna, a bratty yet lovable goddess of war and harvest, accidentally allowing humans into the heavenly realm, causing destruction that gets her exiled to a demon-infested island. There, she’s tasked with clearing the land of monsters and, crucially, cultivating rice to grow stronger. The story is ste...